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Elastic Beats vs Power Admin PA File Sight comparison

Elastic and Power Admin are both solutions in the Log Management category. Additionally, 75% of Elastic users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Power Admin users who would recommend it.
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    100% willing to recommend
     

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    We performed a comparison between Elastic Beats and Power Admin PA File Sight based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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    Categories and Ranking

    Elastic Beats
    Average Rating
    8.0
    Number of Reviews
    2
    Ranking in other categories
    No ranking in other categories
    Power Admin PA File Sight
    Average Rating
    9.0
    Reviews Sentiment
    6.6
    Number of Reviews
    1
    Ranking in other categories
    Log Management (34th)
     

    Featured Reviews

    reviewer1269834 - PeerSpot reviewer
    A great addition to our security monitoring system
    We haven't to this point had to scale very large, we want to continue to evolve, but it's a slow process for us. From what I've used so far, and my reading on it, I don't think we're going to have any problems scaling to really whatever size we need.
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    AntoSebastin - PeerSpot reviewer
    Good stability and preferred choice for DLP needs over other solutions
    The customers who have the use case of monitoring the file server and want to know the user's activity. It's the Power Admin's requirement, actually. Power Admin has been recommended, plus Power Admin has some quick features in place of DLP features, actually I work with two solutions. Both…
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    We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
     

    Pros

    "There's a whole spectrum of features on the solution that users can take advantage of. It's a very robust product."
    "The security aspects in general have been very useful to use."
    "The customers who have the use case of monitoring the file server and want to know the user's activity. It's the Power Admin's requirement."
     

    Cons

    "The dashboard is not user-friendly. The solution, in general, isn't great from a user's perspective."
    "At some level, the documentation, the information as far as the components, it's sometimes a little difficult to find the information necessary to implement aspects."
    "The setup takes half an hour. It will be a little complex."
     

    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "It wasn't cheap, but it was cost-effective compared to many of the other solutions."
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    What do you like most about Power Admin PA File Sight?
    The customers who have the use case of monitoring the file server and want to know the user's activity. It's the Power Admin's requirement.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Power Admin PA File Sight?
    It will be costly. Actually, it will be more expensive compared to the other solutions. I would rate the pricing a two out of ten, with one being expensive and ten being cheap. The licensing model ...
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    What needs improvement with Power Admin PA File Sight?
    There is room for improvement in terms of the pricing model.
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    PA File Sight
     

    Overview

    Beats is the platform for single-purpose data shippers. They install as lightweight agents and send data from hundreds or thousands of machines to Logstash or Elasticsearch.

    Elastic
    PA File Sight is file access monitoring software that will help you determine who is reading from and writing to important files. It can tell you when a new file or folder is created, renamed or moved. And, with our file watcher, when a file or folder gets deleted, PA File Sight can tell you who did it and what computer they did it from (IP address and computer name).
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    Sample Customers

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    Bartling IT, Symantec, Pohlmann & Dimai GbR, 3M, L4U Library Software, Global Collect, On-Site Computer Solutions, Astra Tech Inc, TechProse, SysKon, Maine Medical Center, Presbyterian Foundation, Infineum, DDT
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